"Six-belted clearwing" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Bembecia scopigera.
Bembecia ichneumoniformis, the six-belted clearwing, is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in most of Europe and Asia Minor, the Caucasus, northern Iran and the Near East.


Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
The wingspan is 15–21 millimetres (0.59–0.83 in). Adults are on wing from June to August in western Europe. It is a day-flying species.

The larvae feed on the roots of Lotus species and Anthyllis vulneraria. Other recorded food plants include Lotus corniculatus, Ononis spinosa, Dorycnium pentaphyllum, Dorycnium germanicum, Dorycnium herbaceum, Dorycnium hirsutum, Medicago, Hippocrepis comosa, Lupinus polyphyllus, Tetragonolobus maritimus and Lathyrus pratensis.